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captioning sponsored by cbs >> dubois: the new trump-pence immigration policy. >> reporter: you're here illegally you have to leave the country. yes or no? >> dubois: also tonight, florida tries to determine if there's a new zika zone outside miami as the number of mosquitoes spread infections martin shkreli became the poster boy for drug price gouging. now he's defending the soaring cost of life-saving epipens. and we first met pat hardison shortly after his amazing face transplant surgery. wait until you see him now. >> now i'm just an average guy walking down the street. this is the "cbs evening news"
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>> dubois: good evening. scott is on assignment. i'm maurice dubois. donald trump is retooling his controversial immigration policy, which included a vow to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. so what's the new plan? everyone's waiting to hear. today, major garrett talked with trump's running mate, governor mike pence of indiana, about that and more. >> reporter: when it comes to deportations can you explain to me donald trump's immigration policy? >> donald trump put the whole issue of illegal national debate through the republican primaries. and i commend him for that. >> reporter: but in the the last few days about what he actually means and what he intend to do. >> i think he's been very clear. donald trump is going to restore strong borders, enforce our laws. he's going to build a wall. >> reporter: build a wall first, in other words. >> we're going to build a wall. >> reporter: first. >> we're going to enforce the laws that are on the book today,
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clear that he'll do it in a humane way, and with congress to make sure we treat people-- it will be tough but fair when donald trump is president of the united states. >> reporter: can you explain what "tough and fair" means when it comes to deportation? >> i think-- i think-- those are issues that will continue to be worked up on the in the days ahead. >> reporter: after landing in philadelphia, we asked for more detail. you used the word "deportation force." is that you're understanding. >> people o the law have got to leave immediately. >> reporter: leave immediately. >> the details and how we do that, we'll work that out with the congress. >> reporter: we also inquired about trump's tax returns. pence said his were coming. >> donald trump and i have both complied with the federal rules about financial disclosure. >> reporter: yes but it's a different standard running for president. you know that, governor. >>, of course. >> reporter: presidential candidates have released these returns for decades now. >> and i will tell you i'll be
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>> reporter: how soon? >> and donald trump will be releasing his tax returns once the audit is completed. look, this is a man-- >> reporter: before the election? >> this man-- >> reporter: before the election, governor? >> well, i think that's yet to be seen. >> reporter: we also discussed trump's recent boast he could win 95% of the black vote in 20ed 20. >> i think donald trump is one of the most optimistic people i have ever met in my life. >> reporter: that would redefine "republican optimism, "wouldn't you say? >> i don't, abraham lincoln was of the united states. >> reporter: 95%? >> the truth is the liberal policies that can hillary clinton has advanced, baracks has advanced, the democratic party has advanced now for two generationing have disserved people in our major cities, one after another. >> reporter: and trump's latest appeal to minority voters. he said, "what the headline do you have to lose?" does that sound like ronald reagan to you? >> no, it sounded like donald trump, and that's what people
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us he expects trump to participate in all three presidential debates and waved off his ongoing negotiations with the debate commission as mere formalities. maurice, pence said he expects trump to win those debates and in the process turn this election around. >> dubois: major garrett outside philadelphia tonight. and the first debate is just under five weeks away. one line of attack for trump could be the clinton foundation. today, the associated press reported that more than half the met with hillary clinton while she was secretary of state gave money to the foundation. here's nancy cordes. >> nobody has ever seen anything like this before. >> reporter: g.o.p. officials joined trump today in calling for a special prosecutor to look into what they say was a payto play scheme in clinton's state department. >> it's criminality. everybody knows it. >> reporter: his accusation is
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top clinton aide huma abedin. they were released yesterday by the conservative group judicial watch. the e-mailses from 2009 found foundation donors from bahrain's crown prince tow slimfast owner danny abraham requested and were often granted last-minute meetings with clinton but the e-mailses do not show that donors got anything beyond that. in fact, in one, abdine deen said she is nervous to get involved when a donor asked for help to u.s. for a soccer player with a criminal charge in his background. >> we have seen no evidence of any behavior, any relations with the clinton foundation that weren't completely above board. >> reporter: clinton's running mate, tim kaine, argued trump's the one behold tone foreign interests. >> before guabout attacking a charity, why don't you come clean.
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tell the american people who you are in debt to. >> reporter: even without any evidence of the quid pro quo it's the number of donor donorst clinton met with that is causing her some heartburn tonight, maurice. >> dubois: today, florida reported fire more zika infections spread by mosquitoes, bringing the total now to 42. one of the new cases is in pinellas county on the gulf coast. that is far north of the two zika zones in miami and miami beach. so officials are trying to determine he third zone with active local transmission. david begnaud is in miami. >> reporter: in miami beach, city sanitation crews spent hours looking for and vacuuming standing water. it's a breeding ground for zika-carrying mosquitoes. we followed code compliance inspectors, also making their rounds, searching for standing water. >> this is the stuff we're look for. >> reporter: they found it in an alley at a construction site. we noticed this cement truck
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officers manny villar and viji marharaj took action. >> we're going to issue a violation for creating a health hazard and nuisance, which is a $1,000 violation. >> reporter: quickly someone grabbed a broom and started sweeping. as the citation was being handed out, let me show you this air conditioner unit dripping. the problem code enforcement hases is what do you tell people, turn off the air conditioner? it's 91 degrees on miami bch the inspectors gave the tenant a code violation and said he had five days to fix the leak or face a fine. >> hey, who i do report this to. >> reporter: erika thomas has been waiting for this type of action. he lives in the wynwood zika zone. outside her high-rise apartment is standing water at a construction site. after calling and tweeting pictures to city officials she didn't like what she was told tweeting, "my situation in wynwood will be handled in 24-72 hours. what a joke." >> do you know anything about
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>> reporter: an official in miami-dade county told us they know about the site erica is referring to. they've treated it before, and they're going to target it again this weekend. maurice, that new case up in pinellas county, crews are now going door to door there, randomly surveying people. they want to find out if there's a new cluster of cases. >> dubois: david begnaud following zika in south florida tonight. today, president obama saw for himself some of the flooding damage in louisiana. the floods left tens of thousands of homes damaged or least 13. manuel bojorquez is in zach reerk louisiana. >> i'm so sorry. >> reporter: president obama walked through a def estated neighborhood in zachary, louisiana, urging victims to apply for federal aid. >> have you applied for fema and everything? >> reporter: while acknowledging a full recovery will require more. >> federal assistance alone is not going to be enough to make people's lives whole again. so i'm asking every american to do what you can to help get
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>> reporter: the president's visit came as he faced some criticism over his own response. last friday, republican nominee donald trump toured the disaster area and blasted president obama for not cutting short his new england vacation to do the same. >> i guarantee you, nobody on this block, none of those first responders, nobody gives a hoot whether you're a democrat or a republican. what they care about is making sure they're getting the dry wall out and the carpet out and >> reporter: the number of registrations for emergency assistance continues to rise, now at more than 115,000, including that of amy and samuel cave in nearby denham springs. >> we got a newborn on the way thanksgiving day. we don't know where we're going to bring him. >> reporter: volunteers are helping them sort through the few things they might be able to save. >> it's heartwarming seeing everybody come, of course, but it's just-- your whole world is
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bed stuff, all the baby things, everything's gone. >> reporter: nearly every single home in this subdivision the president visited has some type of flood damage. maurice, people has already approved $127 million in immediate aid. the president said he may call on congress to fund a long-term recovery package. >> dubois: manuel bojorquez, the flooding aftermath in zachary, louisiana, tonight. terrorism is being investigated as a possible motive in a weekend knife attack in virginia. chip reid reports federal agents want to find out whether the suspect might have been inspired by isis. >> reporter: in the shad oast blue ridge mountains in sauer southwest virginia, people in roanoke county say they never expected an isis-inspired attack here. but the f.b.i. is now investigating a gruesome stabbing at this apartment complex as a possible act of terror and have charged 20-year-old wassil farooqui in the attack on a man and woman
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all over the railing, and then at the bottom of the steps, underneath those stairs right there, was the knife. it was a butcher knife, about eight or 10 inches on the blade, covered in blood. >> reporter: roanoke county assistant police chief chuck mason says farooqui jumped the couple at the pace of this staircase. >> went up all three flights of stairs and eventually into the alluh akhbar. >> however many times that happen happened. >> reporter: alluh akhbar means, "god is the greatest" and is often shouted by perpetrators. u.s. officials say farooqui traveled from the u.s. to turkey earlier this year in what may have been an attempt to cross into syria to join isis. for some reason, he was unsuccessful, and returned to the u.s. the male stabbing victim has been released from had hospital.
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as for farooqui, he told police he was hearing voices that ordered himed to attack random people. he's being held without bond. maurice. >> dubois: chip reid in roanoke, virginia, tonight. in afghanistan today, a u.s. soldier was killed, another wounded by a roadside bomb in helmand province. the americans were helping afghan troops who were trying to retake the area from the taliban. this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. once many, the se sexual assault case is being criticized as too light. the accuse-- a former high school athlete in western massachusetts-- will not spend any time behind bars. shaunamichelle miller is followe case. >> reporter: according to the documents in the case 18-year-old david becker assaulted two unconscious females at a friend's house party in april. the victims told police that all three had been drinking and fell asleep in an upstairs bedroom. later it that morning, victim
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find her pants and underwear down to her thighs. she told police at no time did he consent to david touching her. victim number two told police that berk assaulted her, too,a that night. the next day victim number one said becker texted her, "just wanted you to know i'm really sorry." she replied to him, "don't even worry about it. it's all good." she told authorities she didn't know what else to say. becker was charged wi count of rape and faced the possibility of two years in prison. the judge sentenced him to two years' probation, no jail time. beckerary attorney defended the sentence saying: but the judge's decision has been widely criticized for being too lenient. laurie levinson is a law professor at lola university.
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the public we're not take these cases seriously enough, that we're not protecting the women. >> reporter: carla martin was classmates with becker. >> this whole sentencing shows other people, other victims of sexual assault, that if they say something, no justice is going to happen. >> reporter: a spokesman for the d.a.'s office here says that one of the accusers said in her victim impact statement that she didn't believe jail time was necessary. maurice, court watchers say the fact that neither of accusessers were present in court may have been a factor in the judge's decision. >> dubois: michelle miller in palmer, massachusetts, tonight. coming up next on the cbs evening news. looks who's defending the skyrocketing price of a life-saving allergy treatment. and later, a first responder's remarkable recovery from a face
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and h.i.v. drug. today he defended mylan. these are life-saving drugs. people don't have a choice whether they can buy them or not. >> yeah, well that's up to insurance to pay for them. like i said, it's $300 a pen. my iphone is $700. >> reporter: but you don't need an iphone to exist. >> that doesn't matter, though, baz it's $300 and 90% of americans are insured. >> reporter: in a statement mylan said they are committed to working with customers to find stliewgz meet the needs of the patients and families they serve. today, the company's stock fell 5%. >> dubois: vinita nair, thank you. still ahead, one year after a double hand transplant, pat has
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>> dubois: washington's governor declared an emergency today in 20 counties in the eastern part of the state because of wildfires that have been burning since the weekend. thousands of acres and more than
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infection when he was two. zion is from baltimore, and three weeks ago, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at an orioles game. so what's next for him? >> convince mom to let me play football. ( laughter ) >> dubois: not sure if mom's on board with that, but you wouldn't want to bet against that little guy. and coming up next, we'll check in on the recipient of another remarkable transplant. eing terrible at golf for as long as i can. new patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. for the strength and energy to do what you love. new ensure enlive. always be you. my business was built with passion... but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means
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>> reporter: fellow first responder jimmy neal remembers seeing his friend right after the accident. >> i had never seen anybody burned it that bad that was still alive. >> reporter: for 14 years, hardison battled pain, stares from strangers and a loss of hope. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: but one year ago, doctoring at n.y.u.-langone medical center replaced hardison's face with that of a 26-year-old cycling accident victim david rodebaugh. >> now i'm just an average guy they can tell something's happened but they would never look at me and think i've had a face transplant. >> reporter: have you ever been so happy to be ignored? >> i can promise you that. >> it's still almost unbelievable to me that we can do this. >> reporter: the head of plastic surgery, dr. eduardo rodriguez, told hardison he had a 50-50 chance of surviving the surgery, which took 26 hours. >> although we added chin bone, cheek bones and the nasal bones, the remaining portions of his
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his face and that's why he looks so similar to his children. >> reporter: so his underlying bone structure is almost like a scaffolding? >> correct. >> reporter: hardison's oldest daughter, allison, wonder idea do it at all, until she said gone to her dad just before the operation. >> he said, "i won't have to wear a ballcap and i won't have to wear my sunglasses. i'll look normal whenever i get to walk you down the aisle. and that sle >> normal has become a reality over the year because it wasn't normal wasn't something i ever thought i'd see again. >> reporter: and normal never felt so special. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> dubois: and that is the cbs evening news. for scott pel, i'm maurice dubois. thanks so much for joining us.
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